Tag: Open Book Festival

02 Oct 2017

Pictured: Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty signs copies of his book The Sellout. Photo credit: Retha Ferguson, courtesy of Open Book Festival. ‘The Sellout’ was one of the two talks at the 2017 Open Book Festival that were presented...

15 Aug 2017

We are pleased to announce that PEN South Africa will be presenting two events at this year’s Open Book Festival, which is being held from 6 – 10 September. Join us at the following two events: Women’s Manifesto and The...

01 Sep 2016

The Open Book Festival 2016 is being held next week from 7 – 11 September. See which PEN SA members are taking part this year – click on their photographs to see the events they’ll be taking part in. There...

17 Aug 2016

PEN SA is excited to announce that there will be an event at Open Book Festival profiling two of the very talented winners of the PEN SA Student Writing Prize. Koleka Putuma and Puleng Lange-Stewart will be speaking to PEN...

16 Aug 2016

Below you’ll find a list of events featuring PEN South Africa members, as well as a selection of other noteworthy literary events, classes and workshops happening around South Africa. If there is an event you’d like us to feature let...

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Write! Africa Write! is PEN South Africa’s call for African writers to say what they wish to say and to eschew the divisions of the past in favour of the idea of one humanity living in peace on one continent. PEN South Africa is affiliated to PEN International - an organisation operating on all six continents that represents writers of the world, defends free expression and encourages literature. A leading voice of literature, PEN brings together poets, novelists, essayists, historians, playwrights, critics, translators, editors, journalists and screenwriters in a common concern for the craft and art of writing and a commitment to freedom of expression through the written word.

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